FOOD. Science. Technology. Quality

Food. SCIENCE. Technology. Quality

Food. Science. TECHNOLOGY. Quality

Food. Science. Technology. QUALITY

Authors

DOMINIKA PLUST, EWELINA MARCINIAK, BARBARA CZERNIEJEWSKA-SURMA, ORINA SURMA, PIOTR ZAPLETAL

Title

Assessing antioxidant activity of selected meads 1 : 1 and changes therein during storage

Abstract

Meads are alcoholic products made by fermenting honey wort. Raw materials used to produce meads (honey, spices, fruit juices) are a rich source of compounds characterised by good antioxidant properties. Those compounds were determined in the aquous solutions of mead; the analyses were performed immediately after opening the bottles and after 7 and 180 days of storage. The analyses proved that the good and varied antioxidant properties featured the (1:1) meads. The (1:1) meads with fruit juices added and those subjected and/or not subjected to a satiation process were characterised by a higher antioxidant activity (TEAC) at a level of 1.08 ÷ 2.36 mM TE/l compared to the saturated meads and/or without additives at a level of 0.51 ÷ 0.73 mM TE/l. The reducing properties (FRAP) were within the range between 1.28 and 3.07 mM TE/l. A significant decrease in this parameter was found during storage. The analyses also confirmed that adding other ingredients by the producer might cause the content of total polyphenols to increase almost three times (the linden mead without additives: 122.6 mg of gallic acid/l; the honey with the extract from the oak bark, herbs, and spices added: 348.2 mg of galic acid/1). Furthermore, it was reported that, in most cases, both the short- and long-term storage of meads did not significantly affect their antioxidant capabilities; however, it significant impacted the reducing capabilities and the content of total polyphenol.

Keywords

(1 : 1) mead, antioxidant properties, TEAC, FRAP, total polyphenols, cold storage

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